Liquid receiving and conveying device



March 2 1926.

J. H. LOWDEN LIQUlD RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE Filed April 50, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 March 2 1926.

J. H. LOWDEN LIQUID RECEIVING AND CONVEYING DEVICE Filed April so, 1925 3 Sheets-Sheet a, www WN n SH PPN

Patented Mar. -2, 1926..

UNITED s JOSEPH H. LOWDEN, OFELYRI, OHIO.

LIQUID REIEIVINGf ANI) CONVEYING DEVICE.

Application filed April 30, 1925. Serial No. 27,115.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

` 13e it known that Ilosnrrr H. LownnN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid Receiving and Conveying Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in liquid receiving and conveying-devices, and particularly to such a device for use in garages or at lling stations and in similar places for catching oilas it is drained from the engine of an automobile.

I find in garages and public lilling stations, and in similar places that are provided with pits or the like over which an aut0- mobile is driven when it is desired to drain the oil from its engine, and where it is desired to `install a device for catching the drained oil, that considerable difficulty is experienced in` adjusting the oil receiver under the outlet in the engine. I also find that the widths of various pits are not univi'orm and for this reason ditiiculty is exs perienced in providing a support for the oil receiver which may be'used in pits of different widths. v

It is an important object ot my invention, therefore,lto overcome these disadvantages by providing a device of the above named charactercapable of being quickly ladjusted to lit pits and other supports ot varying sizes. .s

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of. the above named character which is extremely simple of construction and inexpensive to manufacture,

Other objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent as the description of an embodiment of my invention progresses, reference being made to the accompanying drawings in which like numerals are employed to designate like characters throughout the same.

Inthe drawings: o

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of my receiver and conveyor device showing the same supported on the sides of a pit;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my invention showing the -adjustingmeang Fi 3 is a bottom plan view of the device showing how the auxiliary rollers may be adjusted;

Fig. 4g is a transverse section taken on line 4 4 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a broken perspective View of the carriage support, the view showingonly one side of the support.

In the drawings, I provide a frame consisting of side and end members, the side members forming a track for a carriage 6 on which the liquid receiving device 5 is carried. rIhe frame is movably supported on the sides 7 of a pit or the like. In the present showing, the frame is adapted to move longitudinally of the pit upon wooden runways 7 secured to the sides of the pit, although it is to be understood that I may use metal runways or tracks if desired.

The frame consists more specifically of two telescoping sections, each comprising a side rail S) slotted at 10 and 11, and a Yside rail 12 which carries bolts 13. The side wall of rail 9 is preferably shorter than the rail 12 to permit of the greatest amount of inward adjustment of the frame sections. Fach of the side rails is provided with a bottom flange 14 and anv upright wall 9 or 12, and when the sections are in assembled position one rail 9 of one section will telescope the adjacent rail 12 of the other section. The ends of the side rails are each bent upwardly as at 15 and shaped to form roller supports 16 and 17,and carry rollers 18 which are adapted to roll `-over the tracks 7 on` the side of the pit. In this manner the entire frame may be, shifted trom one end of the pit to the other.

The roller supports 17 are spaced from each other by a spacer bar 19. Likewise, the

supports 16 are spaced by a spacer bar ,20.

This not only affords a more rigid construction for the frame, but also provides for handles on each end of the frame when it is desired to remove the frame from the pit. The spacer bars are secured to' the frame by bolts 21 forming a knock-down structure which will be found to be of great advantage in shipping the' device, since the various sections may be knocked down and packed closer together.

As previously stated, the frame sections telescope eachother .for adjustment purposes. Each side rail 12 is provided with adjustment bolts 13 which extend through the side wall of the rail and pass through the adjacent slots 10 and 11 in theside rail 9.

A nut 23 and lock washer 24 are provided for each bolt and when the frame sections have been adjusted to the proper width of v pit the nuts are tightened to maintain the adjustment.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 3 in which I havefshown a bottom plan view of my invention, I provide at each end of the frame an auxiliary frame 24. Each auxilary frame is longitudinally adjustable with respect to the main frame and is adapted to be movably secured there# to by means of bolts 25 and nuts 26 passing through slots 27 in the auxiliary frame. Auxiliary rollers 28 and 29 are mounted onthe frame 24 and their outer peripheries lextend beyond the auxiliary frame to contact withthe side `walls of the pit when the device isfin position. 'These auxiliary rollers are provided so that the entire frame may be supported in the pit and then more accurately adjusted until the auxiliary rollers contact with the side walls of the pit, insuring a close adjustment withinthe pit and at the same time reducing the friction of the ends ofthe main frame with the pit walls. It will be noted that the adjacent ends 30 and 31 of each auxiliary fra-me are adjustably secured to the bottom walls 14 and 14', respectively, of the main frame.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 4 of they move lengthwise of the main frame, commain frame.

prising angle iron side members 32, each having the flange turned downwardly and each carrying in the flange one or more wheels 33 adapted to support the carriage movably on the side rails 9 and 12 of the These members 32 are secured together at the ends by a plate`34, which is provided with an opening 35 for the reception of aA bucket or other container 5 for receiving the oil from the automobile engine.

Suspended below the ope-ning in the plate, is a yoke 36 secured to the anges of the side members 32. l This yoke is slotted at 37 and carries a lever 38 pivoted at 39. The

lever is connected at one end to a pivotedl plate 40 through a link 41 which reciprocates within the slot 37. Suitable pawl and ratchet mechanism 42 operated by a handle 43 on the lever 38, provides for t-he vertical adjustment of the plate 40 when the lever is rocked. A container 5 is placed through the opening 35 and rests on the plate 40 and is raised and lowered by operation of the lever 38.

When it is desired to remove the oil from the engine of an automobile, the automobile is driven to a point over the pit and the frame and carriage are adjusted in the pit below the oil outlet in the engine. The lever 38 is rocked to elevate the container .for receiving the oil.

A tool rest 45 is provided with support-ing arms 46 which are bent at their outer ends, to fit into openings 47 in the plate 34 to support the rest on the plate. When in position the tool rest is supported over one edge of the carriage, preferably on the side of the carriage on which thelever 38 is oper-- ated, so that the operator will at all times have quick and easy access to the various sized wrenches and tools carried by the openings 48 in the tool rest. A strap 49 is provided below the openings and extends lengthwise of the tool rest to prevent the tools' from slipping entirely through the openings. g

A fork-shaped support 50 is provided on one end of the tool rest andextends over the outer edge thereof and is adapted to ysupport an electric light or cord attached thereto, so that ample illumination may be had for using the device at night. It will be noted that the support 50 moves with the carriage and will at all times give the co1'- rect light adjustment regardless of the position of the carriage.

It will be seen, therefore, that I have provided an adjustable liquid receiving and conveying device for use in places for receiving materials, and particularly for use at filling stationsV and the like where pits are provided for drawing oils from automobile engines.

My invention provides a `very simple apparatus which may be manufactured at moderate cost and which may be readily adapted to use in various sized pits and the like by simply adjusting it t0 the desired size. My invention also may be readily knocked-down for packing and affords av very compact and simple construction. I

Various changes may be made in the construction and operation lof my invention without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.:

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, in combination, a longitudinally adjustable frame, said frame beingmovable'and comprising side members having upwardly extending flanges to provide wheel runways,`a

carriage supported on lwheels engaging the saidrunways, and a receptacle carried .by the carriage.

2. In a device of the class described, in combination, a longitudinally adjustable frame, said frame being movable and cornprising side members having upwardly eX- tending flanges to provide Wheel runways, a carriage supported on Wheels engaging 'the said runways, and a receptacle carried by the carriage, said receptacle being adjustable vertically, and means for adjusting the receptacle vertically.

3. In combination with the side sills of a pit for working under automobiles, parallel tracks secured to the side .sills andextending longitudinally therewith, an adjustable frame extending intermediate said tracks within thepit, rollers supporting saidl frame, said frame having spaced tracks extending transversely relative to the parallel tracks secured to the side sills of the pit, a carriagevhavin rollers mounted upon the tracks of`sai frame, and a liquid receiving receptacle'carried by said carriage and adapted to be adljusted to a plurality of vertical positions on -the carriage.

4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a movable frame, said frame consisting of telescoping sections for adjustment purposes, and having tracks formed thereon, a movable carriage having rollers to engage the tracks of said frame, a liquid receiving vreceptacle, extending through an opening in said carriage, a lreceptacle supporting member mounted on said carriage. beneath the receptacle,and a. lever pivotally carried by said carriage for moving said supporting member vertically to engage and maintain the receptacle in any one of a plurality of` vertical relations relative to said carriage.

5. In a device of the class ldescribed, in4 combination, a movable frame, said frame consisting of telescoping sections for adjustment purposes and having tracks formed thereon, a receptacle carriage having rollers and movable. along said tracks, and means' n for locking said'telescopic sections in any "5 one of a plurality of vdesired positions.

6. -In combination with the side sills of a.l

pit for workingjunder automobiles, parallel tracks secured to the side sills and extending longitudinally therewith, an adjustable frame extending intermediate said tracks within the pit, rollers supporting saidframe, said frame having spaced tracks' extending transversely relative to. the parallel tracks sej ustment of the frame'within the pit.

7. In combination with the side sills of a pit forworking under automobiles, parallel cured to the side `sills`of the pit, a carriage tracks secured tothe side sills and extending longitudinally therewith, an adjustable frame extending intermediate said tracks within the pit, rollers supporting said lframe, said frame vhaving spacedtracks extending' transversely `relative to the parallel tracks se-4 cured to the side sills of the pit, a carriage having rollers mounted upon the tracks of said frame, and auxiliary rollers carried bythe frame and having their axes in'a. substantially verticall plane with respect tov the frame, and means for adjusting said rollers in a substantially lhorizontal plane to provide for proper adjustment of the frame within the pit.

In testimony whereof I hereunto alix myv .signature this'27th day of JApril, 1.925.

JOSEPH H. LOWDEN. 

